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punty

[puhn-tee]

noun, plural pun·ties.

an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.

Also called pontil.

Origin:
1655–65; variant of pontil

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punty (ˈpʌntɪ)

—n , pl -ties
	Also called: pontil a long iron rod used in the finishing process of glass-blowing

[C17: see pontil]

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